Poorest communes in coastal areas and islands named

VGP – The Government has approved a list of 311 poorest communes in coastal areas and islands of 22 provinces across Viet Nam.

Gov’t asks for comprehensive measures to raise ODA efficiency

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has tasked the Ministry of Planning and Investment to work with relevant agencies to take comprehensive measures to improve the efficiency of ODA attraction and use in 2013.

Renewable Energy for Water Supply in Mekong Delta project approved

VGP -  The Government has approved the “Renewable Energy for Water Supply in Mekong Delta” project with total non-refundable aid of 4 million Danish krone.

PM appoints new Deputy Minister of Health

VGP – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has appointed Mr. Le Quang Duong, Director of the Health Strategy and Policy Institute, as the new Deputy Minister of Health.

Mountainous province gets rice relief

VGP – The PM has tasked the Ministry of Finance to put aside 1,051 tons of rice from the national reserve to support poor people in the Northwestern province of Dien Bien.

Accounting and Auditing Strategy passed

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has ratified the Accounting and Auditing Strategy by 2020 with a vision towards 2030 in a bid to build up a full legal framework based on latest practice of international accounting and auditing. 

Steering committee for restructuring credit organization established

VGP – The Government has decided to establish an Inter-agency Steering Committee to manage the implementation of the Project on restructuring credit organizations in the 2011-2015 period.

Ethnic Work Strategy approved

VGP – The PM has passed the Ethnic Work Strategy by 2020 with measures to be taken to substantially reduce poverty rate by 4% and poor households by 4-5% of the Northwest and Central Highlands Regions, Central coastal areas, East of Truong Son Trail and the revolutionary base. 

PM okays proposal for national flower

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has agreed with a proposal submitted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) regarding the selection of Viet Nam’s national flower. 

Protocol on technical barriers and quarantine approved

VGP – PM Nguyen Tan Dung has passed the Protocol on supplementary provisions on technical barriers and quarantine to the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between ASEAN and China.